(I am so glad that things have changed. In 1963, when I was labeled a "gifted student" things were not great. I took part in one of the first studies on this. Half the chosen went to live in dorms at university at 15, the rest stayed in local schools with added support. Guess which cohort succeeded? Yep not mine. University at 15 fucked me up.)
Meeting the Needs and Potentials of High-Ability, High-Performing, and Gifted Students via Differentiation.
Kindred spirit!
Skipped grade one, did math with the grade sixes in two and three, and got beaten/bullied at recess by them.
Also got placed a year early in gifted programming, and was bullied there too (half because of my age, half because of my self-evident poverty compared to the other kids).
I do not ever recommend depriving children of vital peer group socialization and emotional growth.
Thankful for the person you are now, Corlin, but sorry to hear about parts of the journey.
Thanks.
It’s strange to say. But I am exactly who I am today, as a result of who I was then.